Which to use
“réglage” is a noun and “réglant” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,582
- “réglage” frequency rank
- #42,595
- “réglant” frequency rank
- 61177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglage | réglant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de régler (par exemple une montre, un moteur, un tir d’artillerie…), ou résultat de cette action. | Participe présent de régler. |
Where the eye mixes réglage and réglant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réglage (CVCCVCV) and réglant (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: réglage vs réglant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglage is \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\ while réglant is \ʁe.ɡlɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réglage is recorded at frequency rank #18,582, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\. réglant is at rank #42,595, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlɑ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61177, this pair ranks #93,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réglage vs réglant
Shared letters: aglré. Private to "réglage": e. Private to "réglant": nt.
"réglage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "réglant" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réglage" and "réglant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réglage" or "réglant"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglage" and "réglant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rageant vs réglant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.